How to choose a transport company

Currently, transport companies provide a fairly wide range of services: cargo transportation, moving, cargo taxi. Turning to professionals, you save your time and money. However, be careful when choosing a transport company: often among them there are unscrupulous organizations.

Instruction manual

1

Remember that it is better to contact the official carrier, and not to the "private trader", which has 1-2 cars at its disposal. Of course, there are entrepreneurs who faithfully perform their duties. But, nevertheless, you run the risk, since the "private trader" is not responsible for your cargo, therefore, if it is damaged, it will not indemnify you. In addition, he does not conclude a formal contract with the client, so the conditions of transportation can change dramatically. Think carefully before contacting an unofficial carrier. It is possible that your losses will exceed the apparent savings.

2

Apply for transportation services and transfers only to the official transport company. As a rule, they provide services not only for cargo delivery, but also for loading, unloading, insurance, packaging. A serious transport company, in order not to lose a client, necessarily includes freight insurance in the cost of transportation. It is better not to save on insurance: in some cases it is not superfluous.

3

Pay attention to the presence in the transport company of technical devices that allow you to track the movement of goods. Due to the high cost of such equipment, novice companies rarely use it. But even with them, find out whether it is possible to entrust your cargo to the guard or the forwarder, of course, for an additional fee.

4

When choosing a transport company, teach her experience in the field of cargo transportation. Those companies that have been operating for many years, own a large fleet of vehicles for transporting various types of goods, significantly increased their capital and invested in business development, undoubtedly deserve more trust.

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Pay attention to the work of the company's dispatchers. In a good company, they will politely and for a long time talk with you, state all the information of interest, and answer the questions you are asked. If the dispatcher does not meet these requirements, then, most likely, the company irresponsibly approached the selection of personnel, perhaps it also applies to work.

note

When choosing a transport company, you are most likely to first use the Internet and enter the appropriate query in the search bar. In this case, you will see a large number of diverse companies, large and not so large, that provide cargo transportation services. But quantity is not always proportional to quality. Such a blind search does not give a 100% guarantee that you will find exactly the company you were looking for.

Useful advice

The life of a modern person cannot be imagined without transport. You should “insure yourself” from such a probability in advance by indicating the corresponding clause in the contract for the provision of transport services. Usually it sounds like this: “In the event of a delay in cargo due to the fault of the transport company, the transport company is obliged to compensate the client (company) for losses on the basis of the act on the delayed delivery of the goods.”

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